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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
CHAPTER 220.

AN ACT to repeal the sixty-fourth section of
article forty-seven of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Inheritance," and to
re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General As-

Repealed and
re-enacted.

sembly of Maryland, That section sixty-four
of article forty-seven of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Inheritance," be repealed,
amended and re-enacted to read as follows :

Per diem.

SEC. 64. That the Court shall, in its discre-
tion, allow each Commissioner for every day
he shall necessarily attend in the execution of
such commission, a sum of money not exceed-
ing two dollars per day, and to the Surveyor
employed by them, (when necessary), a sum
not exceeding six dollars per day for himself
and chain-carriers, and such otlier expenses as
they may deem reasonable and proper; all
which allowances and expenses, together with
the fees on the issuing and return of such

By whom paid.

commission, shall be paid by the representa-
tives applying for such commission when the
lands or estates are divided, or by the rep-
resentative making his election to take the
estate; and such representative may charge
the other representatives with their respective
proportions of the whole sum so paid, and
each other representative, or his guardian, shall
be obliged to repay or allow him his part
thereof, respectively, and in case the lands or
estate shall be sold by the Commissioners, they
shall then pay out of the money arising from
the sale, the whole of the expenses attending
the execution of their commission, to be al-

Proviso.

lowed as above by the Court; provided, never-
theless, that the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county may, in its discretion, allow each of
the Commissioners aforesaid, for every day
of service as said Commissioners, not exceed-
ing the sum of ten dollars per day.

Approved April 7, 1886.